{
  "id": 13984794,
  "title": "Saudi says resilience tested, vows response after deadly airport attacks",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/12/saudi-says-resilience-tested-vows-response-after-deadly-airport-13984794",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-12T14:27:14.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/highlight/2026/10/12/saudi-says-resilience-tested-vows-response-after-deadly-airport-attacks"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Saudi Arabia's energy minister Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman warned that the kingdom's infrastructure, institutions, people and resilience were put to the test by recent events. The country faced a series of attacks on its international airport by Yemen's Houthis, resulting in 18 deaths. The energy minister emphasized that these circumstances have tested Saudi Arabia's infrastructure, institutions, people, and resilience. Since last week, lethal airport strikes have shaken the world's top oil exporter, which is undergoing expensive economic reforms to attract foreign investment. The ongoing Yemeni civil war, involving a Saudi-led coalition supporting the government against Iran-backed Houthis, has reignited tensions in the region. Oil prices reached over $105 a barrel amid the crisis. Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman stressed that the response to these events must be equally serious. The recent attacks are the deadliest on Saudi soil in over a decade, with four people killed on Wednesday and Thursday, and another on Sunday. Operations at King Khalid International Airport remained suspended on Monday. Security remains tense in Riyadh, with the military coalition responding to drone and missile threats, and Australia's embassy advising citizens to shelter in place. The Houthi group claimed multiple attacks over the past 24 hours, including on the airport, and threatened to continue targeting Saudi transit hubs.",
  "summary": "Saudi energy minister Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman said energy security could not be taken for granted as oil prices topped US$105 a barrel.",
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        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Saudi says resilience tested, vows response after deadly airport attacks",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/12/saudi-says-resilience-tested-vows-response-after-deadly-airport-13986146",
        "published": "2026-10-12T14:27:14.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Al-Monitor",
        "title": "Saudi says resilience tested, vows response after deadly airport attacks",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/12/saudi-says-resilience-tested-vows-response-after-deadly-airport",
        "published": "2026-10-12T14:30:22.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Bloomberg",
        "title": "Saudi Arabia Fends off Fresh Strikes After Deadly Airport Attacks",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/12/saudi-arabia-fends-off-fresh-strikes-after-deadly-airport-attacks",
        "published": "2026-10-12T14:59:23.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}